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NEW  MEXICO 
TOWN  CO. 

MAGDALENA, 
N.  M. 


BANCROFT 
LIBRARY 

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THE  LIBRARY 

OF 

THE  UNIVERSITY 
OF  CALIFORNIA 


NEW  MEXICO. 


Located  at  the  Terminus  of  the 

Magdalen  a  Branch  of  the 

A.    T.   6-  S.   F.  Jt.   K. 


For  Beauty  of  Location, 

Natural  Surrounding  Resources, 
Perfection  of  Climate, 

And  Growth  of  Trade, 

IT  STNNDS  MRIVRLLED, 


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PROSPECTUS 


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New  Tom  of  Magiataa,  N.  M. 


Located  at  the  Terminus  of  the 

Mogdalena  Branch  of  the 

A.    T.   &  S.   F.  R.  R. 


For  Beauty  of  Location, 

Natural  Surrounding  Resources, 
Perfection  of  Climate, 

And  Growth  of  Trade, 
IT    STANDS    UNRIVALLED  ! 


PUBLISHED   BY 

NEW  MEXICO  TOWN  COMPANY, 

Santa,  Fe,  2>T.  "ML. 
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AZTEC  PRINTING  COMPANY, 

PRINTERS, 
SANTA  FE.  NEW  MEXICO. 


MAGDALENA. 


Its  Location,  Resources  and    Advant- 
ages for  Business---Prices  of 
Lots,  Title  etc. 


Attention  is  respectfully  called  to  the 
fact  that  a  new  town  named  Magdalena, 
has  been  established  at  the  terminus  of 
the  Magdalena  Branch  of  the  A.,  T.  &  S. 
F.  R.  R.,  which  is  now  in  the  course  of 
construction,  from  Socorro,  N.  M.,  west- 
ward, into  the  rich  Magdalena  mining 
district.  Its  advantages,  both  as  a  new  and 
desirable  point  for  the  establishing  of 
various  lines  of  business,  as  well  as  for  the 
investment  of  capital  in  real  estate,  may  be 
briefly  summed  up  as  follows  : 


AZTEC  PRINTING  COMPANY. 

PRINTERS, 
SANTA  FE.  NEW  MEXICO. 


MAGDALENA. 


Its  Location,  Resources  and    Advant- 
ages for  Business--- Prices  of 
Lots,  Title  etc. 


Attention  is  respectfully  called  to  the 
fact  that  a  new  town  named  Magdalena, 
has  been  established  at  the  terminus  of 
the  Magdalena  Branch  of  the  A.,  T.  &  S. 
F.  R.  R.,  which  is  now  in  the  course  of 
construction,  from  Socorro,  N.  M.,  west- 
ward, into  the  rich  Magdalena  mining 
district.  Its  advantages,  both  as  a  new  and 
desirable  point  for  the  establishing  of 
various  lines  of  business,  as  well  as  for  the 
investment  of  capital  in  real  estate,  may  be 
briefly  summed  up  as  follows  : 


First — Its  Location :  At  the  base 
of  the  western  slope  of  the  Socorro  moun- 
tains, commences  a  vast,  grassy  plateau, 
which  extends  westward  some  ten  miles  to 
the  foot  of  the  towering  peaks  of  the  Mag- 
dalena  mountains,  and  nortrnvard,  past  the 
Ladrone  range  on  the  East,  seventy-five 
miles  or  more,  to  the  Puerco  valley. 
Leaving  the  valley  of  the  Rio  Grande  at 
Socorro,  the  new  road,  by  a  bold  sweep  to 
the  West  and  South,  and  a  series  of  neavy 
grades,  passes  the  Billing  Smelter,  one  of 
the  largest  and  most  successful  in  the 
Southwest,  and,  rounding  the  Southern 
edge  of  the  Socorro  mountain,  traverses  in 
a  northerly  direction  the  aforementioned 
plateau  for  several  miles,  when  it  curves 
around  the  Northern  edge  of  the  Magda- 
lena  range,  until  at  its  terminus,  a  distance 
of  27  miles  from  Socorro,  it  has  placed  two 
mountain  ranges  directly  between  its  two 
terminal  points,  and  attained  an  altitude  of 
2,000  feet  above  the  Socorro  valley  or  a 
total  elevation  of  6,600  feet  above  the  sea. 
At  this  point  is  the  town,  surrounded  on 
the  East  and  South  by  magnificent 
mountain  peaks,  and  commanding  on  the 
North  and  West,  a  vast  and  uninterrupted 
view  of  a  portion  of  the  Black  Range  coun- 
try ;  first  the  sloping,  grassy  plain  ;  then 
billowy  ridges,  covered  with  a  heavy  growth 


of  pine ;  and  lastly,  in  the  background, 
spurs  of  the  shadowy  Range — the  Miner's 
Eldorado. 

Second — Its  Natural  Advantages  : 

Although  rich  in  mineral,  (free  smelting, 
silver  bearing  galena  ores)  the  Magdalena 
mining  district  has  only  just  commenced  to 
be  developed,  owing  to  the  cost  of  trans- 
porting ores.  Within  a  distance  of  from  four 
to  six  miles  from  Magdalena,  are  located 
three  well-known  and  flourishing  mining 
camps,  viz:  Middle  Camp,  (or  Kelley) 
North  and  South  Camps,  supporting  a 
mining  population  ot  several  hundred. 
The  Kelly  mine,  at  the  first  named  camp, 
has  been  for  more  than  a  year,  and  is  now, 
shipping  100  tons  of  ore  daily,  to  the 
Billing  Smelter,  at  Socorro,  by  bull  teams, 
at  a  cost  of  $5.00  per  ton,  for  freight. 
Other  well  developed  and  paying  mines  in 
the  district,  are  the  "Iron  Mask,"  owned 
by  a  company  in  Toledo,  Ohio ;  the 
"Graphic,"  the  property  of  Hon.  W.  T. 
Thornton,  of  Santa  Fe,  and  others ;  the 
"Stonewall  Jackson,"  the  recent  lucky  pur- 
chase of  H.  S.  Church,  Esq.,  et  al.  and  the 
"Juniata,"  'Graphic  Extension,"  "Hard- 
scrabble"  and  "Yellow  Rose  of  Texas," 
(an  exceedingly  promising  copper  mine.) 
The  following  recently  discovered  mining 


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district   are  rapidly   coming  to  the  front,  in 
the   mining  world,   viz  : 

"Pueblo  Mining  District,"  three  (3) 
miles  to  the  Northwest  of  Magdalena — 
character  of  ore,  copper  and  silver  glance, 
running  $300.00  to  the  ton.  Largest  de- 
veloped mine,  the  "Gutierrez,"  owned  by 
a  company  in  Fort  Worth,  Texas. 

"Brittenstene  District,"  two  miles 
North:  Galena  and  gold  bearing  quartz, 
running  about  $50.00  to  the  ton  :  Vein 
practically  inexhaustible. 

"Cat  Mountain  District,"  ten  miles 
Southwest :  Ores,  silver  bearing  galena, 
exceedingly  rich. 

"Ten  Mile  District"  :  Ten  miles  west: 
Free  milling  and  galena  ores. 

Many  thousands  of  tons  of  ore  are  now 
upon  the  dump,  awaiting  shipment,  and 
upon  the  advent  of  the  Railroad  and  the 
running  of  trains,  about  January  ist,  1885. 
a  fresh  impetus  will  be  given  to  the  mining 
interests  of  the  whole  surrounding  country, 
and  Magdalena  will  necessarily  be  the  en- 
trep6t  and  shipping  point  of  all  the  camps. 
Vast  lumber  interests  also  centre  there, 
three  large  steam  mills  being  only  a  few 
miles  distant,  in  a  track  of  pine  timber, 
covering  close  to  one  million  acres.  As  to 


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the  stock  interests,  in  all.  probability,  Mag- 
dalena  will  eventually  be  the  largest  cattle 
shipping  poir.t  in  Southern  New  Mexico,  if 
not  in  the  whole  Southwest.  Tributary  to 
it  is  an  immense  scope  of  magnificent 
grazing  country,  a  small  empire  in  itself, 
which  when  stocked  to  its  fullest  capacity, 
will  represent  an  immense  .  amount  of 
wealth.  The  question  of  water  supply  for 
the  town,  is,  fortunately,  not  even  pro 
blematical,  for  the  Railroad  Company  in 
digging  a  well  upon  the  town  site,  at  a 
depth  of  1 60  feet,  struck  a  vein  of  pure,  soft 
spring  water,  (probably  the  same  one 
which  comes  to  the  surface  at  the  famous 
Pueblo  Springs,  one  and  one  half  miles  to 
the  Northwest ;)  and  the  supply  will  be 
sufficient  for  the  immediate  needs  of  the 
town,  until  the  citizens  can  form  a  water 
company  of  their  own,  and  at  a  compara- 
tively small  outlay  of  capital,  bring  it  in 
pipes  from  the  mountain,  or  from  artesian 
wells  at  its  base.  The  land  upon  which 
the  town  is  located,  slopes  to  the  North 
and  West,  and  the  drainge  and  other  sani- 
tary conditions  are  perfect. 

Third — Opportunity  for  Business  : 
A  good  hotel  and  two  or  three  good  board- 
ing houses  are  needed,  and  will  pay  well, 
as  soon  as  they  can  be  erected  and  opened, 
other  lines  of  business  should  be  in  shape 


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to  open  at  once.  Of  these  may  be  men- 
tioned, grocery,  provisions  and  dry  goods 
stores,  flour,  feed  and  hay  storehouses, 
hardware  store,  furniture  store,  barber 
shop,  a  well  stocked  livery  stable,  black- 
smith and  wagon  making  shops,  news, 
stationery  and  cigar  stands;  while  the 
professions  of  law  and  medicine,  can  be 
advantageously  represented.  Good  samp- 
ling works,  for  testing  and  analyzing 
the  different  ores,  is  badly  needed,  and 
will  pay  the  owner  well.  Of  course,  busi- 
ness is  bound  to  follow  in  the  wake  of  a 
Railroad,  particularly  at  its  terminus  and 
in  a  rich,  producing  section  of  country, 
and  the  main  object  of  now  calling  at- 
tention to  these  needs,  is  to  point  out  the 
advantage  of  being  early  in  the  field.  A 
lumber  yard  has  already  been  started,  and 
fine,  well  seasoned  lumber  can  be  obtained 
on  the  ground,  for  $25.00  per  one  thousand 
feet,  which  is  $5.00  cheaper  than  in  Socor- 
ro.  Liberal  encouragement  will  be  given 
toward  the  establishing  of  schools  and 
churches. 

Fourth— Title  to  Lots  :  The  title 
to  all  lots  placed  upon  the  market,  is  de- 
rived directly  from  the  government,  and  is 
vested  in  Mr.  E.  Wilder,  Treasurer  of  the 
Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railroad 
Company,  Topeka,  Kansas,  by  whom  all 


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deeds  and  contracts  for  deeds,  will  be 
signed. 

Fifth — Price  and  Size  of  Lots  :    In 

order  to  meet  the  demands  of  all,  two  sizes 
of  lots  have  been  platted,  viz  :  25x142 
feet  and  50x140  feet,  and  a  scale  of  prices 
adopted,  which,  is  liberal  and  fair  to  pur- 
chasers. Those  lots  nearest  the  Railroad 
and  depot,  are  of  the  smaller  size,  and 
range  from  $300.00  for  choice  corners,  to 
$150.00  and  $200.00  for  inside  lots.  These 
are  all  in  the  first  tier  of  blocks.  In  the 
second  and  succeeding  tiers,  are  located 
blocks  containing  the  larger  size  lots, 
ranging  from  $200.00  for  best  business 
corners,  down  to  $35.00  suitable  for  dwell- 
ings. The  majority  of  the  most  desirable 
business  lots  are  sold  for  less  than  $200.00 
and  many  of  them  are  of  the  larger  size. 
Terms:  One  third  cash  and  balance  two 
and  four  months  with  ten  per  cent  interest. 

In  answer  to  the  question,  "when  to 
buy?"  we  answer  emphatically,  now. 
By  delay,  you  will  lose  valuable  time. 
Don't  even  wait  for  the  locomotive,  but  go 
in  advance,  whether  you  desire  simply  to 
make  an  investment,  or  to  locate  perma- 
nently. It  is  neither  idle  talk,  nor  bluster, 
but  sound,  business  common-sense,  when 
we  tell  you  that  this  will  make  a  large  and 


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prosperous  town.  In  April  last,,  (eight 
months  ago)  there  was  not  a  building  of 
any  kind,  upon  the  town-site,  nor  within 
several  miles  of  it ;  but  a  Railroad  was 
heading  for  it,  and  a  number  of  long- 
headed, practical  business  men.  taking  in 
at  a  glance,  the  extraordinary  resources  of 
the  surrounding  country,  quietly  selected 
their  lots,  and  went  to  work,  and  as  if  by 
magic,  more  than  seventy-five  business 
blocks  and  dwellings  (many  of  them,  solid 
and  handsome,)  have  sprung  into  existence, 
and  three  business  streets,  Main,  Elm  and 
Spruce,  are  indulging  in  a  friendly  rivalry 
for  trade.  And  trade  is  coming,  too! 
From  the  mining  and  lumber  camps  and 
the  stock  ranches,  comes  a  hearty  response, 
and  the  wheels  of  commerce  are  in  motion! 
A  newspaper  and  a  private  bank,  are  just 
being  established.  A  large  lumber  yard, 
three  general  stores,  a  drug  store,  hotel, 
restaurant,  five  saloons,  blacksmith  shop, 
paint  and  paper-hanging  shop,  carpenter 
shop  and  livery,  stable  are  already  in  ope- 
ration, and  new  buildings  are  going  up  in 
all  directions.  Carpenters  are  paid  from 
$3.00  to  $5.00  per  day,  and  the  supply  is 
short  of  the  demand. 

For  any   information  concerning   the 
purchase  of  lots,  etc.,  or  any  further  parti- 


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culars  relating  to  the  town,  call  upon  or 
address  the  local  agent,  W.  H.  Patten,  at 
Magdalena,  Socorro  County,  N.  M.,  or 
J.  K.  Livingston,  General  Agent,  at  Santa 
Fe,  N.  M. 


The  following  extracts,  are  from 
interviews  with  prominent  business 
men,  upon  the  subject  of  the  resour- 
ces of  the  country  surrounding  Mag- 
dalena, and  upon  the^Jyjbyflsu**f  the 
town. 


Hon.  E.  S.  Stover,  of  Albuquerque, 
(one  of  the  solid  business  men  of  New 
Mexico)  says :  "I  consider  the  mineral 
wealth  of  the  Magdalena  mining  district, 
something  extraordinary,  even  for  New 
Mexico.  A  tunnel  could  be  bored  through 
the  heart  of  the  main  range,  from  the 
Kelly  mine  to  Water  Canon,  a  distance  of 
more  than  fifteen  miles,  and  the  ores  taken 
out  of  it,  in  the  ordinary  course  of  the 
work,  and  carted  to  the  Billing  Smelter, 
would  more  than  pay  the  cost  of  the  tunnel. 
You  cannot  sink  a  prospect  hole  hardly 
anywhere,  without  finding  pay  ore.  From 
the  very  first,  I  have  shown  my  faith  in  the 
district,  by  the  amounts  I  have  invested 


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there,    and    have    yet    seen    no    cause    to 
regret  it." 

CapL  John  P.  Casey,  one  of  the  suc- 
cessful stock  raisers  in  the  Territory,  and 
the  partner  of  Hon.  H.  M.  Atkinson,  Ex- 
Surveyor  General  of  New  Mexico,  in  the 
•  famous  "American  Valley  Ranch"  North 
of  Magdalena,  says,  in  speaking  of  the  cat- 
tle range  tributary  to  the  town,  "I  do  not 
like  to  speak  at  random  upon  a  matter 
like  this,  for  fear  that  I  would  be  accused 
of  exaggeration  ;  but  by  referring  to  the 
official  land  office  map  of  the  Territory,  it 
will  be  seen  that  North,  West  and  South  of 
Magdalena,  there  is  an  immense  scope  of 
natural  grazing  land,  lying  between  the 
ranges  of  mountains,  irregular  in  shape, 
but  extending  to  the  Arizona  line,  and 
beyond,  comprising  at  a  fair  estimate,  an 
area  of  200x100  miles,  or  20,000  square 
miles.  Counting  fifteen  acres  to  each  head 
of  stock,  we  find  that  over  800,000  head 
can  be  supported,  or  eight  times  as  many 
as  there  are  at  present  upon  the  range.  I 
have  been  over  every  foot  of  this  country, 
and  know  whereof  I  speak,  when  I  say 
that  no  finer  stock  country  can  be  found 
on  the  face  of  the  earth,  taking  into  consi- 
deration not  merely  its  size,  but  the 
climate  and  the  quality  of  [the  natural 
grasses,  as  well.  As  to  the  water  supply, 


springs  and  mountain  streams  abound  to  a 
sufficient  extent  to  warrant  the  statement, 
that  by  the  intelligent  expenditure  of  capi- 
tal, to  the  amount  of  one  tenth  the 
value  of  the  stock,  not  an  acre  of  this, 
valuable  government  land,  need  go  to 
waste.  From  its  natural  location,  Mag- 
dalena will  necessarily  be,  for  a  long 
time  to  come,  the  principal  shipping 
point  of  all  this  country,  and,  without  an 
exception,  the  stockmen  are  enthusiastic- 
ally in  favor  of  both  the  Railroad  and  the 
town.  I  learn  that  the  Company  contem- 
plate the  erection  of  extensive  stock 
yards  here,  at  once,  and  if  they  carry  out 
the  design,  their  prompt  enterprise  will  not 
go  unrewarded,  for  100,000  head  of  stock, 
are  already  tributary  to  this  point." 

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The  following  is  from  an  interview  had 
with  Mr.  Bartlett,  of  the  firm  of  Bartlett  & 
Tyler,  extensive  dealers  and  shippers  of 
lumber,  who  have  made  Magdalena  their 
headquarters.  "I  will  venture  to  say  that 
there  are  comparatively  few  people  in  this 
Territory  who  have  any  idea  of  the  vast 
tract  of  valuable  pine  timber,  which  is 
located  within  a  few  miles  of  Magdalena, 
our  steam  mill  being  only  twenty-five  miles 
distant.  The  tract  covers  about  a  million 
acres,  and  yields  about  30,000  feet  to  the 


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acre,  and  each  tree  will  average  one  thou- 
sand feet.  As  to  quality,  it  compares 
favorably  with  Michigan  lumber,  and  when 
the  Railroad  reaches  here,  we  shall  push 
out  right  lively  for  trade,  not  only  in  this 
Territory,  but  in  Old  Mexico,  and  North- 
Western  Texas  as  well." 


New  Mexico  Town  Co. 

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I,  LIVINGSTON. 

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